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Victorian Christmas: A Yuletide Social

Name: Victorian Christmas: A Yuletide Social
Start: 2025-12-06T11:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-06T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. CT

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

4480 Fort Lincoln Road, Mandan, ND 58554

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About the Event

Join us this holiday season for a festive party like you have never seen before!

"Victorian Christmas: A Yuletide Social" takes you back to 1875, where you can experience the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas in the frontier Army. Our team and period reenactors in military and civilian dress will be on hand to educate and entertain the public through historic presentations, games, carols, period food and beverages, historic firearm demonstrations (conditions permitting), gift & decoration making, and more!

This special event will be held both inside the Commissary and the Custer House, located next to Cavalry Square. All ages are welcome to attend; we have something for everyone! Whether you stay for the whole event or stop in for a short while, you'll be sure to have a historic good time. Please stay tuned for an official schedule of event activities.

Period Appropriate Food and Beverages will include:
-Coriander Cookies
-Mincemeat Pies
-Plum Pudding
-Eggnog
(hot chocolate, apple cider, and modern-day sugar cookies will also be available)

*Commissary event location is wheelchair accessible.
**Custer House event location is NOT wheelchair accessible.
***Dogs are NOT allowed inside the Commissary/Custer House unless they are a registered service animal.

Event tickets are required to attend. Tickets are $5 per person [children and adults]. Children under the age of 5 are free to attend. Tickets will be on sale at the park entrance booth and at the Commissary Store. A $7 Daily Vehicle Pass, or an ND State Parks Annual Pass is still required to enter the park.